All six companies charged over Tokyo Games bid-rigging were found guilty at the Tokyo District Court.
Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed
TOKYO (AP) — The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics played out Tuesday in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other c…
Japan ad giant and other firms indicted over alleged Olympic contract bid-rigging
The complaints allege that Japan advertising giant Dentsu, its main rival Hakuhodo and four other firms and seven individuals rigged bids for Olympic test events.
Sanctioned Alleged Member of 'Criminal' Conglomerate Bought $17 Million in London Properties
Before he was sanctioned for his alleged involvement in the Prince Group's sprawling scam operations, Yang Jian scooped up 12 adjoining houses and space for 17 cars in London.
Directors of Firms Linked to Sanctioned Cambodian Conglomerate Bought Properties in Japan
Company directors connected to Cambodia’s Prince Group — which the U.S. has designated a “transnational criminal organization” — acquired luxury Tokyo properties.
Executive at Alleged Cambodian ‘Criminal’ Conglomerate Bought Tokyo Mansion
Chen Bo was listed as an officer in nine sanctioned Prince Group companies. He purchased a Tokyo property just before the U.S. and U.K. imposed sanctions, alleging the Cambodian conglomerate was behind massive cyber fraud.
Indicted owner of Isle of Man gaming company is arrested and extradited
He could have faced 40 years in prison if convicted in the US
Meta ordered to pay $375m after being found liable in child exploitation case
New Mexico hails ‘historic’ win after jury finds firm misled consumers over safety and enabled harm against users
Prince Group executive Hu Xiaowei arrested in Tokyo over $15B Bitcoin scam investigation
Tokyo police arrested Prince Group executive Hu Xiaowei over false residency charges tied to a $15 billion Bitcoin scam empire involving forced-labor fraud
Tokyo Olympics say costs $12.6B; Audit report says much more
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers said Friday they are spending 1.35 trillion Japanese yen — about $12.6 billion — to stage next year’s games. Organizers said the expenditure is unchanged…
A Former Owner of Newsweek Pleads Guilty in a Fraud Scheme (Published 2020)
A Manhattan investigation had led to charges against Etienne Uzac, who co-owned IBT Media, and another media executive.
Asian Games chief defends 'functional' rooms after backlash
NAGOYA: Accommodation for Asian Games athletes in Japan is "functional" and efforts are being made to deal with numerous complaints from disgruntled teams, a chief organiser told AFP.More than 17,000 competitors and officials are expected at the continent's biggest sporting spectacular, which opens on Saturda
US man pleads guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions using AI
Michael Smith, 52, charged after flooding platforms with thousands of AI songs and boosting them with bots
Executive linked to major Asian crime group arrested in Japan
A man believed to be an executive of a Cambodia-based, Chinese-affiliated group sanctioned by the United States and Britain as one of Asia's largest criminal networks was arrested in Japan along with two others, investigative sources said Monday.
Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial
A woman has been awarded $6m in a verdict that could have implications for hundreds of other cases in the US.
Japanese Olympic Committee head resigns amid bribery scandal
TOKYO (AP) — Tsunekazu Takeda is stepping down as the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee amid a vote-buying scandal that French investigators suspect helped Tokyo land next year's Olympics. Takeda announced Tuesday at the committee's executive board meeting that...